Congress

States loosen marijuana laws but the federal government's continued prohibition means a boom in marijuana smuggling, drug-war violence and mass criminalization. Is it time to change direction?

Gitmo detainee outlines a self-fulfilling prophesy two years before his death.

The US federal government is awash is ethical mechanisms but its enforcement record is poor - to the detriment of public trust and ultimately, democracy.

The greatest threat to the United States will never be Al Qaeda, Russia, China or Iran. It will be our failure to wrest control of public policy from the …

The foreign influence industry is a perfectly legal way for foreign money to get into US politics - and for violent regimes to get weapons and image makeovers.

A new report shows empirical evidence of how rampant filibuster abuse continues to cause an unprecedented lack of legislative productivity.

If a new bill passes, government agencies will no longer need a warrant to have total access to citizensu2019 email accounts and other forms of electronic communication.

We need to drop the ‘fiscal cliff’ politicking and tell the truth about our poor economy and climate change.

Let Congress and the nation set the table with compromise, not gridlock, this Thanksgiving.

A visibly annoyed President Barack Obama and tough-talking Senate Republicans clashed sharply Wednesday over Susan Riceu2019s qualifications to become secretary of state.